A new documentary from the National Film Board
of Canada looks back on former premier Danny Williams and his political career,
and will be shown on 10 screens across Newfoundland and Labrador next week.

Elizabeth
Cromwell, president and founder of the Black Loyalist Heritage Society, was
presented with an honourary degree from Mount Saint Vincent University on November 2nd for her work with preserving the black history and culture of Nova Scotia.

Remembering
Our Veterans is a limited-edition book to be published this fall. The
brainchild of Beverley Anderson of MacGregor, it is a compilation of material
she has collected, with the help of other members of an ad hoc group from the
local area.

When
Saskatchewan soldiers went off to fight in the First World War, their stories
and the reactions at home were reported in newspapers across the province. Now, everyone can read those headlines online. Newspaper were written in English,
German, French, and Ukrainian.

The discussion revolved around the question of
whether it is time to consider a new name for British Columbia, and if so, what
could that be?

Story of the Week

Is
the long-form census form on its way back?

The
long-form census form was stopped in June of 2010 , and was replaced by the National Household Survey (NHS), which is a
voluntary survey, and has been the focus of much controversy since then.

The
NHS was intended to be sent to about 4.5 million households. Remember when then-Industry Minister Tony Clement said that the change had been made because of
privacy-related complaints, but when asked about this, he said that the
decision had been made after consulting organizations and governments that worked closely with Statistics Canada.

In
2013, criticism reared its head again with the National Household Survey when
the first set of results were released from the survey.

And
this is when Liberal MP Ted Hsu stepped
in and introduced a private member's bill, “Bill-626,
An Act to amend the Statistics Act”, with the intention appointing a Chief
Statistician and reinstatement of the long-form census in Canada.

So
this is where it stands right at the moment.

On
Saturday evening, I received an email from Mike More, former chair of the
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society, and former vice-president of the Ontario
Genealogical Society, who said that fellow Ottawa blogger, John D. Reid, on his Anglo- Celtic Connections
blog, has a piece on the private member's bill http://anglo-celtic-connections.blogspot.com/2014/11/bring-back-mandatory-long-form-census.html, and was asking members of the
genealogical community for their support.

The
blog says -

“Ted
Hsu, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands has a new private
member's bill to bring back the mandatory long-form census. Debate on this bill
began last week in Parliament. Your help is sought to build momentum leading up
to the vote expected in February.

Debate
on this bill began last week in Parliament. Your help is sought to build
momentum leading up to the vote expected in February.

The
government replaced the 2011 long-form census with a voluntary National
Household Survey (NHS). Unsurprisingly, the NHS data is of poor quality and
can't be compared with previous census data. Experts who rely on this data, and
the continuity of these data sets, call the NHS data worthless.

Bill
C-626 is a private member's bill that will reinstate the mandatory long-form
census and expand the authority of the Chief Statistician.

Throughout
this debate, and leading up to the eventual vote on Bill C-626, you are asked
to please:

1)
Write or speak to your MP to encourage them to support the bill and reinstate
the mandatory long-form census

2)
Write a letter or op-ed for your local paper explaining the value of the census
and the need to pass Bill C-626

3)
Share this information with your friends, family and colleagues

It's
not too late to fight for the census! If you wish to contact MP Ted Hsu, please
email ted.hsu@parl.gc.ca.”

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The booklet, “The War of 1812: Canada and the United States”, gives a synopsis of the causes of the War, and details the battles that took place (who, where, and when), and which included British forces, Blacks, and Aboriginal warriors who fought on both sides of the conflict.

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These headings offer good examples of those who came to Canada, or of Canadians who left for the U.S, and why. The booklet gives a synopsis of what records to look for, the books written on the subject, where to find online resources, and a bonus list of some famous Canadians who migrated to the U.S.